Central weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Central is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with June close behind. Central averages about 2,111 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 90 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,111
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 510 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 280 m
When is the best time to visit Central?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Central is July, then June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 22 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Central?
Central gets a moderate 2,111 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate July (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #359 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 47% of the annual 510 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -17° / 1°F | -23° / -9°F | 22 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -20° / -4°F | 19 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -20° / -4°F | 19 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 26 mm | 2 |
| May | 34 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 46 mm | 3 |
| June | 71 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 77 mm | 4 |
| July | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 90 mm | 3 |
| August | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 73 mm | 2 |
| September | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 51 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -7° / 19°F | 35 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -13° / 9°F | -18° / 0°F | 27 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -15° / 5°F | -21° / -6°F | 25 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fairbanks United States · 166 km · best in Jun · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Anchorage United States · 553 km · best in Jul · 1,720 h sun/yr
- Whitehorse Canada · 727 km · best in Jul · 1,919 h sun/yr
- Kotzebue United States · 809 km · best in Jul · 2,092 h sun/yr
- Kodiak United States · 959 km · best in Jul · 1,335 h sun/yr
- Juneau United States · 961 km · best in Jul · 1,229 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Circle United States · 43 km · 2,115 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Birch Creek United States · 91 km · 2,379 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Fort Yukon United States · 113 km · 2,390 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Chalkyitsik United States · 128 km · 2,351 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Venetie United States · 175 km · 2,314 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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